Machine for producing lubricants



V.liatenfted 24, 1926. narran s'rarss narrar orner.

NATrrAnrnLfL. Messiani, or sfr. Leurs, Missoum..

MACHINE--FOR PBODCING LUBRICBNTLS.V

Application l'ed October 1G, 1924'. Serial No.v 743.9755.

J y ed upon the outwardly extended flanges of the bars- 3. The lower end ot the tank is slightly below the upper edges ofA the bars' 3 'so that the' tank is held from lateral dis placement in any direction. The legs 2 at two 01"' the opposite sides of the trame are rigidly 1 connected by angle bars 5 and at one of' the other sides ot the traine a platform 6 is sup-- ported by legs 7 in proper'position to support a person opera-ting a machine or filling the .machine with material to be operated on. The tank is encircled by another angle bar band S, one flangev of which extends outwardly at or near the upper end of the tank. A bar 9 extends transversely' of tlieupper rhis invent-ion relates to a machine for producing a lubricant by the thoroughv admixturey ot' an oil andv a grease in an unheat ed state.

in object ot the invention is to provide a machine operable to produce an improved lubricant 'for use as a gear lubricant o-r other purposes. rhe lubricant produced by operation of this machine7 as hereinafter described. possesses .a low cold test, so that it will not freeze in temperature above OO Fahrenheit. rlhe lubricant retains its uniform consistency in both cold and hot temperatures and is characterized by a highfire test so but the Vpropellers blades of the second propeller ,from the bottom. fori instance, are in the same vertical planes as the space beabove the ends of the legs 2 and the other tween the'propeller blades 13 of the lower iian'ge extending downwardly at the inner propeller and so on.

sides of the legs SZ. Y y All of the propeller blades are preferably rlie tank l, near its lower end, is encircled by a band 4i made of an angle bar having one flange extending upwardly from the other and attached rigidly to the tank l, and the lower flange extending outwardly and seatprising upwardly converging legs 2 connect-- ed at their upper ends by angle bars 3, each owliich has one flange extending outwardly of strong sheet from theirrear to their forward edges., that is in the direction in which they rotate7 and V are reinforced and 'strengthened by radial 15 that it will not burn readily. The lubricant produced by this machine, as hereinafter deend ot the tank and has its ends rigidly scribed, overcomes the familiar existing diiiiattached t0 the band 8. 4Ay vertical shaft culties encountered by users of many ot the li's mounted in the center ofthe tank and lubricants now on the market. For instance, has its lower end in a bearing l1 attached 20 because ofA its uniform consistency.. the lut0 the bottom Wallof the tank and its upbricant will not work out through the houspery end journaled in a bearing 12 in the ing of the dierential gearsonto the brake 'bar 9. The shaft l0 supports and operates bands erento the tires; it does not )freeze number o'fpropellers by which the mixture in any temperature above 0O Falirenheiubut in the vtank is kept in continuous circulation 25 follows the gears and prevents the gear teeth from the top to the bottoni and' from the f from clashing against each other, and perbottom to the top including a rotary move forms-al1 of its intended unctions, ment. As shown. the shaft 10 is provided Y Another object of the invention is to prowith three propellers, although the number vide a machine for producing a lubricant ot may be varied as desir-ed in order to obtain 30 the character mentioned by subjecting the inbest results under ditlerent conditions. The gredients to a continuous circulation and agilower propeller comprises a number of tation until a lubricant mixture is obtained blades l'radiating troni a hub la rigid or" the desired consistency. f on the shaft 10V and Vall operating to force Other objects will appear from the tolthe material in the tank downwardly at the *a lowing description, reference being made to center and outwardly against the bottom'of -the drawing in whichthe tank and upwardly between the pro- Fig. l is a plan view of the machine sliowpeller blades and the wall of the tank. ing the casing for the gearing in section. Y The remaining propellers are of similar Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the construction, each comprising'a number of 4o machine, e propeller blades 15 radiating from hubs 16 Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View ot the rigid with' the shaftV 10. The propeller drain valve. blades. of the series of propellers are arn the embodiment shown the machine is a ranged in staggered relationship; that is portable unit in which the vertical cylinthe propellerV blades of the adjacent pro- 45 drical tank l is mounted upon a trame compellers are not yin the same vertical planes,

metal inclining upwardly bars 17 attached to their upper and lower sides. The lower propeller is relatively close to the bottom of the tank and in actual use l have obtained satisfactory results by having the lower propeller blades spaced about one and one-half inches above the bottom of the tank.

The shaft is held against being raised by the propeller blades by a collar 1S attached to said shaft against the lower side of the bearing l2. The upper end of the shaft hasa relatively large gear wheel 19 attached thereto with which the pinion 20 on an operating shaft 2l meshes. rlhe shaft 2l is journaled in bearings 22 supported by the ends of the bar 9. The gears 19 and 20 are enclosed in a housing 23.

To one end of the shaft 2l a large gear wheel 24 is attached and is rotated by a pinion 25 driven by the motor 2G mounted on a support 27 above the tank. The gears 24 and 25 are enclosed within a housing 28.

A filling chute 29 inclines upwardly lfrom the upper end of the tank above the platform 6.

The bottom wall of the tank has a hole in which an outlet passage 30 is attached. A stem 3l extends through the body of the passage 30 and a valve plate 32 is attached to the upper end of said stein and is movable thereby to open and to close the passage 30. A lever 33 is attached to the lower end of the stem 3l for operative purposes.

The tank is supported at a height sufficient to permit a barrel or receptacle 34 to be placed thereunder to receive the contents of the tank when the valve 32 is opened,

By use of this machine I am enabled to produce a lubricant composition of superior qualities. A very satisfactory lubricant is obtained from mixtures of 600 steam refined cylinder oil and cup grease in proportions in which the amount of cup grease is varied to obtain light, or medium or heavy lubricant. By maintaining the circulation for a period of between two and three hours practically all lumps are eliminated and a smooth velvety lubricant composition is obtained.

Vihat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:h

l. A. machine of the `character described comprising a frame, a tank supported by said frame, a bar extending diametrically across the upper end of the tank and having rigid connection therewith, said bar depending withinthe confines of the tank and having portions engaging and reinforcing the sides of the tank, a vertical shaft having bea-ring in said bar, series of propeller blades attached to said shaft below said bar, a gear wheel attached to said shaft above said bar, a shaft extending across the upper end of the tank above saidl gear wheel, a bearing at each side of the tank in which said second shaft is journaled, a pinion attached to said second shaft and meshing with said gear wheel, and means for rotating said second shaft.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a frame, a tank supported by said frame, a bar extending diametrically across the upper end of the tank and having rigid connection therewith, said bar depending within the confines of the tankand having portions engaging and reinforcing the sides of the tank, a vertical shafthaving bearing in said bar, series of propeller blades attached to said shaft below said bar, a shaft extendingacross the upper end of the tank above said gear wheel, a bearing at each side of the tank in which said second shaft is journaled, a pinion attached to said second shaft and meshing vwith said gear wheel, means for rotating said second shaft, and an element rigid with said first shaft bearing against the under side of said bar holding said first shaft from vertical movement.

3. A machine of the character described comprisinga tank, a bar extending diametrically across the upper end of said tank and having rigid connection therewith, said bar depending within the confines of the tank and having portions engaging and reinforcing the sides of the tank, a bearing on each end of said bar, a horizontal shaft journaled in said bearings, a vertical shaft in said tank extending through said bar, an element attached to said vertical shaft bearing against said bar limiting upward movement of said vertical shaft, intermeshing gears attached to said shafts respectively, and means for rotating said horizontal shaft.

Ll. A machine of the character described comprising a tank, a bar extending diametrically across the upper end of said tank and having rigid connection therewith, said bar depending within the confines of the tank and having portions engaging and reinforo ing the sides of the tank, a bearing on each end of said bar, a horizontal shaft j ournaled in said bearings, a vertical shaft in said tank extending through said bar, an element ttached to said vertical shaft ,bearing against saidbar limiting upward movement of said vertical shaft, intermeshing gears attached to said shafts respectively, a gear wheel attached to' one end of said horizontal shaft, a motor, and a gear wheel driven by said motor and meshing with said last named gear wheel. Y

NATHAN IEL L. MCGUIRE-. 

